Biography

I am Dr. Sadaf Majeed, a medical educator and researcher with an MBBS and FCPS in Physiology. With over a decade of experience in teaching, curriculum management and assessment. I am committed to fostering a student-cantered and engaging learning environment.

In research, I focus on biomedical sciences, medical education, and public health. I have led and collaborated on numerous projects, published widely in high-impact journals, and secured an internal research grant. My goal is to advance knowledge and contribute to the scientific community through my work.

Teaching & Service

• Phase 2 coordinator: Coordinating Phase 2 of the MD Program by collaborating with course coordinators and instructors to ensure seamless and effective curricular delivery.
• Member of the assessment committee: Overseeing Year III assessments
• Member of the Curriculum Management Committee
• Member of the Curriculum Review Committee

Education

• Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (FCPS) in Physiology – The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (2018)
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of surgery (MBBS) – Rawalpindi Medical College. University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan (2005)
• Certificate in health professions education (CHPE) – Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan (2022)
• International Certificate in medical teaching (ICMT) – Centre of integration in learning and teaching, Pakistan in collaboration with Staff and Educational Development Association, United Kingdom (2022)
• Certificate in learning and teaching in higher education (CLTHE) – Advance HE York, United Kingdom (2024)

Research Interests

• Endocrine and reproductive Physiology
• Medical Education
• Public Health
• Bioinformatics

Research Publications

• Illuminating the Role of Vitamin D in Long COVID: A Narrative Review of its Impact on Recovery, Immunity, and Beyond Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, June 2025SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science Indexed
• Serum asprosin and its association with bone mineral density, oxidative stress, and osteoprotegerin levels in Pakistani women with postmenopausal osteoporosisExpert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism, May 2025
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science Indexed
• Identification of candidate nsSNPs of the Human FNDC5 gene and their structural and functional consequences using in silico analysis Scientific Reports 15 (1), 7681, March 2025
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science Indexed
• Exploring the role of irisin as a potential biomarker in adolescents and young adults with polycystic ovarian syndrome Women’s Health 20, 17455057241302559, November 2024
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science Indexed
• Assessing the impact of jigsaw technique for cooperative learning in undergraduate medical education: merits, challenges and forward prospects. BMC Medical education. 24, 853, August 2024.
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science Indexed
• Long COVID in Pakistan: a cross-sectional analysis of health and psychosocial outcomes. Psychology, Health & Medicine. 27, 1-15. December 2023
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science Indexed
• The positive impact of introducing modified directed self-learning using pre-small group discussion worksheets as an active learning strategy in undergraduate medical education. Medical Education Online, 28(1), 2204547, December 2023
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science indexed
• Effectiveness of analog of Humanin in ameliorating streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy in Sprague Dawley rats. Peptides,165,171014. July 2023
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science indexed
• Effectiveness of modified Valsalva maneuver by using wide bore syringe for emergency treatment of supraventricular tachycardias: Findings from Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 39(3), 693-697, May 2023
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science indexed
• Impact of priming with the help of videos on the students’ learning experiences in undergraduate medical education.Pakistan Journal of Physiology, 31,17(4), 42-45. December 2021
• Introducing ‘Socrative’ as a formative assessment tool in undergraduate medical curriculum. Pakistan Journal of Physiology, 16(2), 21-5, June 2020
• Prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practices towards premenstrual syndrome among university students in Islamabad and its impact on their daily life. Rawal Medical Journal., 44(3), 588-593. August 2019
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science indexed
• Effects of Recombinant Irisin on Body Mass Index, Serum Insulin, Luteinizing Hormone and Testosterone Levels in Obese Female BALB/c Mice. Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 29(8), 736-740. August 2019
  SCOPUS indexed; Web of Science indexed